Flisvos Marina awarded prestigious accreditation

Flisvos Marina has been awarded ‘5 Gold Anchors Platinum’, the highest accreditation of the Global Gold Anchor Scheme, which distinguishes world-class marinas.

The Greek marina is the second superyacht marina in Europe to receive the Platinum accreditation, and simultaneously the first marina to have more than 5 Gold Anchors in the south-east Mediterranean. The award recognises the exceptional premises of Flisvos Marina, as well as its excellent service to customers and visitors.

An award ceremony took place on Saturday 27^th October in the marina’s floating museum, Neraida, to commemorate the achievement.

Stavros Katsikadis, managing director of Flisvos Marina, said in release, "This accreditation is of great importance to us, as it recognises the continuous effort of our marina to demonstrate the high quality of yachting services in Greece.

“Through this, it is now proven that Flisvos Marina is one of the most distinguished marinas in the world, a perfect example of operation for customers and visitors too. I would like to thank the marina’s team who worked hard to reach the level of platinum accreditation.

“In its 16-year period of operation, Flisvos Marina has gained the trust of the marine tourism industry and the recognition of both the Greeks and the foreign yatchmen and visitors. To conclude, today's distinction proves something else too: that we can develop excellent marinas in Greece, as long as we all share the same vision and work altogether.”

The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA) general manager Jon White commented, “I am very pleased to confirm the Global Marina Accreditation award of ‘5 Gold Anchor Platinum’ to Flisvos Marina. I would like to congratulate Stavros Katsikadis and his marina team for this significant achievement.

“To achieve this level of accreditation, Flisvos Marina was required to achieve an almost perfect score in each of the 89 separate Gold Anchor criteria covering all areas of the marina operations with a particular focus on customer service. Since 2014, significant improvements have been made at the marina and following the assessment in June 2017, Flisvos team worked hard on some final key actions required to succeed in achieving this demanding standard.

“Once more, congratulations to Flisvos Marina which joins a very small number of extremely high-quality marinas worldwide accredited as 5 Gold Anchor Platinum.”

Flisvos Marina was requested to meet all of the demanding criteria set out by the Global Gold Anchor Scheme, and has carried out a 15-month intensive programme to upgrade its facilities and services. As a result, the marina was able to exceed 95% in six categories including Ambience, Customer Service and Environmental Issues.

The Global Gold Anchor Scheme is a leading maritime accreditation institution, formed in 2013 and jointly administered by The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA) and the Marian Industries Association (MIA).

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